About Dr Matthew Milliken
Dr Matthew Milliken has extensive experience of working with young people in Northern Ireland. He has a professional track record of developing innovative, award-winning educational projects to support the building of relationships between divided communities in regions as diverse as Ireland, the Caucasus, Southern Africa, the Basque region, Israel/Palestine and Germany. Matthew left full-time employment with the Education Authority in 2015 to commence a PhD. His subsequent research attracted wide media coverage and was acknowledged as having contributed to the 2022 reform to include teachers under the terms of Fair Employment legislation in NI. He is a founding member of the Coalition for Inclusive Education and is regularly called upon by the local media to provide expert comment on matters relating to the NI education system.